Combined salt and pepper shaker.



E E. HARRIS.

COMBHQED SALT AND PEPPER SHAKER.

APPLICATION FILED ocT n. 1915.

Patenwd' Feb. 26, 1918.

UNIETED STA EDWARD E.- HARRIS, OF TULSA, OKLAHOMA.

COMBINED SALT AND PEPPER, SHAKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 26,1913.

Application filed October 1'7, 1916. 7 Serial No. 126,146.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD E. HARRIS, a citizen of theUnited States ofAmerica, residing at Tulsa, in the county of lulsa and State ofOklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CombinedSalt and Pepper Shakers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements incombined salt and pepper shaker and its primary object is the provisionof a unitary device for separately dispensing salt and pepper, thestructure being easy and inexpensive to manufacture.

It is also designed to provide a salt and pepper shaker in which asingle closure member controls the outflow of contents from differentcompartments, the structure being such that both or either of thecompartments may be closed although it is impossible to have both of thecompartments completely open for dispensing from both of the same at onetime.

In the drawings forming a part of this application and in which likedesignating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout theseveral views,

Figure 1 is a central longitudinal sectional view of the device,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the cover member,

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the cover member,

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the inner or stationary cap of the topmember and Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the holder or body with thesecuring ring mounted thereon.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, a holder or body m is providedformed of vitreous material such as glass, arranged with a bottom 10 anda central diametrically arranged partition g, whereby the holder isdivided into opposite equal sized compartments 11 and 12 for suitablecondiments.

A cover member 13 is arranged for the device comprising an inner cap 6adapted for seating upon the upper end of the body m and having acentral diametrically arranged socket (Z while an outer cap a isjournaled upon the cap 6. The outer cap a is arranged with a transverserib c flaring at both ends by reason of the arcuate shape of itsopposite faces 14, it being understood that a pivot-pin is centrallyarranged through the rib c and portion cl being secured in the top ofthe partition 9.

The depending flanges of the caps a and '6 are shiftably connected bymeans of interfitting beads 15upon the said caps, while opposite ears z'are carried by the outer cap a for convenience in grasping in shiftingthe said outer cap upon the inner cap Z). The inner cap 6 has aplurality of perforations 16 therethrough for co-mmuunicating with theholder compartments 11 and 12 while similar perforations 17 are arrangedthrough the cap a adapted to register with the perforations 16 over oneof the said compartment-s at a time, that is, all of the perforations 17may be positioned out of alinement with the perforations l6 and at whichtime none of the contents of the holder can be dispensed. The cap a maybe shifted however by means of the ears i for bringing the perforations17 over the perforations 16 at the top of the compartment 11, at whichtimes the perforations l6 and 17 over the compartment 12 are closed.This operation may be reversed for closing the compartment l1 andopening the compartment 12 for dispensing the contents thereof.

Slots Z are arranged in the outer edge of the cap a at opposite sides ofthe ears 2' through which lugs 18 extend from the cap I), which limitthe relative movement between the caps a and b and denote at a glancethe positions of the dispensing means.

A threaded ring c engages the upper portion of the holder m and overlapsthe bottom flange it of the inner cap 6 the said flange resting upon ashoulder 0 formed at the open end of the body m by reducing the same. Aserviceable condiment holder is provided in which both pepper and saltmay be held for immediate use without being liable to dispense bothcondiments at one time accidentally.

What I claim as new is In combination with a holding body having atransverse central partition forming opposite compartments therein, aninner cap upon the open end of the body with an upstanding socketsecured over the end of the partition and with perforations in the capregistering with each compartment of the body, an outer cap journaledupon the inner cap having a transverse rib with arcuate sides formingflaring end portions, the said rib overlying said socket, adapted forpermitting relative oseillatory' movement of said caps, operating earsupon the outer cap, a ring for securing the inner cap to said body, apivot pin for the outer cap centrally "secured in the outer endof thepar,- tition extending through said socket and rib, the outer cap havingslots at its outer ec ge, the inner cap having upstanding liniiting lugsextendingthrough said slots, the

Copies of thispatent maybe obtained for open end of the body beingreduced forming a shoulder upon Which the inner cap is seated and theouter end of the partition projecting beyond the plane of the end of thebody.

1 hereto afiix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

EDWARD E. HARRIS. Witnesses HARRY Wrrirn, WV. T. HAINES.

Washingtdnl), G.

